Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Full reference: J. Jin and D. A. T. Harper. 2024. An Edgewood-type Hirnantian fauna from the Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern margin of Laurentia. Journal of Paleontology 98
Belongs to Katastrophomena according to J. Jin and D. A. T. Harper 2024
Sister taxa: Katastrophomena (Costistrophomena), Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena), Katastrophomena admiratio, Katastrophomena agrestis, Katastrophomena antiquata, Katastrophomena catalorni, Katastrophomena dolhirensis, Katastrophomena maxima, Katastrophomena modesta, Katastrophomena parvicardinis, Katastrophomena penkillensis, Katastrophomena radiireticulata, Katastrophomena scabrosa, Katastrophomena scotica, Katastrophomena woodlandensis, Katastrophomena zheganensis, Strophomena antiquata woodlandensis
Type specimen: GSC 131868. Its type locality is S-2. Uppermost stream of Redstone River. Mackenzie Mountains, which is in a Hirnantian carbonate limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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